| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 7, 1984 | |||||
| (No issue published this week; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
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TIME WILL REVEAL DeBarge (Gordy 1705) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | JOANNA Kool & Gang (De-Lite 829) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) Lionel Richie (Motown 1698) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | TOUCH A FOUR LEAF CLOVER Atlantic Starr (A&M 2580) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | WET MY WHISTLE Midnight Star (Solar 69790) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | LET THE MUSIC PLAY Shannon (Mirage 99810) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | IF ONLY YOU KNEW Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Int’l 04248) | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | BABY, I’M HOOKED (Right Into Your Love) Con Funk Shun (Mercury 814 581) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | TELL ME IF YOU STILL CARE S.O.S. Band (Tabu 04160) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | I’LL LET YOU SLIDE Luther Vandross (Epic 04231) | 10 | 12 | 18 | 7 | HOW COME U DON’T CALL ME ANYMORE? Stephanie Mills (Casablanca 814 747) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | SAY SAY SAY Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson (Columbia 04168) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 12 | MAGNETIC Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 04210) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | KEEPIN’ MY LOVER SATISFIED Melba Moore (Capitol 5288) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | I NEED YOU Pointer Sisters (Planet 13639) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | I STILL CAN’T GET OVER LOVING YOU Ray Parker Jr. (Arista 9116) | 16 | 20 | 29 | 9 | HOLIDAY Madonna (Sire 29478) | 17 | 18 | 24 | 11 | NUBIAN NUT George Clinton (Capitol 5296) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 9 | ELECTRIC KINGDOM Twilight 22 (Vanguard 35241) | 19 | 23 | 26 | 10 | STAY WITH ME TONIGHT Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2591) | 20 | 7 | 4 | 14 | JAM THE MOTHA’ (Party Mix) Gap Band (Total Experience 8210) | 21 | 24 | 34 | 7 | BODY TALK The Deele (Solar 69785) | 22 | 29 | 38 | 9 | I AM LOVE Jennifer Holliday (Geffen 29525) | 23 | 19 | 9 | 19 | STOP DOGGIN’ ME AROUND Klique (MCA 52250) | 24 | 16 | 10 | 22 | BOYS Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1704) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 12 | SOMETHING’S ON YOUR MIND “D” Train (Prelude 8080) | 26 | 40 | 53 | 7 | RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT Lionel Richie (Motown 1710) | 27 | 32 | 42 | 6 | MY FIRST LOVE Rene & Angela (Capitol 5272) | 28 | 27 | 22 | 15 | YAH MO B THERE James Ingram (with Michael McDonald) (Qwest 29394) | 29 | 36 | 51 | 4 | JOYSTICK Dazz Band (Motown 1701) | 30 | 48 | 59 | 7 | ROCKIN’ RADIO Tom Browne (Arista 9088) | 31 | 25 | 21 | 15 | I’M ON YOUR SIDE Angela Bofill (Arista 9109) | 32 | 38 | 50 | 7 | JEALOUS GIRL New Edition (Streetwise 1116) | 33 | 45 | 55 | 7 | EBONY EYES Rick James featuring Smokey Robinson (Gordy 1714) | 34 | 61 | 83 | 4 | RADIO ACTIVITY (pt. 1) Royalcash (Sutra 126) | 35 | 35 | 37 | 13 | MILLION DOLLAR BABE Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 99819) | 36 | 39 | 44 | 8 | FO-FI-FO Pieces Of A Dream (Elektra 69771) | 37 | 44 | 52 | 5 | JUST LET ME WAIT Jennifer Holliday (Geffen 29432) | 38 | 42 | 48 | 5 | UNISON Junior (Casablanca 814 725) | 39 | 43 | 47 | 7 | SAY IT ISN’T SO Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13654) | 40 | 41 | 43 | 9 | LET’S TAKE TIME OUT Howard Johnson (A&M 2588) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 6 | AUTODRIVE Herbie Hancock (Columbia 04268) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 4 | WORDS AND MUSIC Tavares (RCA 13684) | 43 | 49 | 54 | 6 | ACTION Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 13682) | 44 | 50 | 63 | 4 | I JUST CAN’T WALK AWAY Four Tops (Motown 1706) | 45 | 37 | 33 | 12 | HEARTBREAKER (pt. 1) Zapp (Warner Bros. 29462) | 46 | 31 | 30 | 12 | HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross (Arista 9073) | 47 | 22 | 20 | 13 | ENCORE Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 04256) | 48 | 58 | 71 | 5 | SHE’S TROUBLE Musical Youth (MCA 52312) | 49 | 54 | 66 | 4 | LOVE HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN Donna Summer with Matthew Ward (Mercury 814 922) | 50 | 55 | 62 | 6 | TAXI J. Blackfoot (Sound Town 0004) | 51 | 62 | 75 | 5 | AIN’T NOBODY Rufus & Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29555) | 52 | 28 | 19 | 23 | HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND Cuba Gooding (Streetwise 1114) | 53 | 56 | 60 | 7 | U BRING THE FREAK OUT Rick James (Gordy 1703) | 54 | 30 | 14 | 12 | WAIT ’TIL TOMORROW / BYE BYE LOVE Philippe Wynne (Fantasy 944) | 55 | 63 | 72 | 4 | ANGEL Anita Baker (Beverly Glen 2010) | 56 | 34 | 28 | 21 | OVER AND OVER Shalamar (Solar 69787) | 57 | 33 | 32 | 13 | TRAPPED Philip Bailey (Columbia 04241) | 58 | 67 | 76 | 5 | LET’S GO UP Diana Ross (RCA 13671) | 59 | 65 | 74 | 4 | FLASHBACK Klique (MCA 52303) | 60 | — | — | 2 | CRAZY CUTS Grandmixer D.ST. (Island 99803) | 61 | 73 | 86 | 4 | WHAT IS RACE Race (Ocean-Front 2003) | 62 | 70 | 80 | 4 | MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Ron Banks (CBS Associated 04242) | 63 | 71 | 79 | 5 | AIN’T THAT PECULIAR Stevie Woods (Cotillion 99815) | 64 | 68 | 70 | 6 | YOU’RE THE BEST THING YET Anita Baker (Beverly Glen 2011) | 65 | 75 | — | 3 | 2 WIN U BACK Jones Girls (RCA 13686) | 66 | 77 | 88 | 4 | POP GOES MY LOVE Freeez (Streetwise 1115) | 67 | 69 | 69 | 6 | LOVE SOLDIER Lenny Williams (Rocshire 95044) | 68 | 78 | 85 | 4 | MIDNIGHT MAGNET Teena Marie (Epic 04271) | 69 | 79 | — | 3 | REMEMBER WHAT YOU LIKE Jenny Burton (Atlantic 89748) | 70 | 80 | — | 3 | HERO Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 04219) | 71 | 74 | 77 | 5 | THE RECORD KEEPS SPINNING Indeep (Sound Of New York 610) | 72 | — | — | 2 | TAKE THE BALL AND RUN David Williams (Ocean-Front 2002) | 73 | 87 | — | 3 | STEPPIN’ OUT Slave (Cotillion 99804) | 74 | 81 | 90 | 4 | I AM WHAT I AM (From La Cage Aux Folles) Gloria Gaynor (Silver Blue 04294) | 75 | 82 | 93 | 7 | THE DREAM (Hold On To Your Dream) Irene Cara (Geffen/Network 29396) | 76 | 83 | — | 3 | IT’S OVER Bill Summers & Summers Heat (MCA 52325) | 77 | 86 | — | 3 | I DIDN’T KNOW I LOVED YOU (Till I Saw You Rock & Roll) Planet Patrol (Tommy Boy 837) | 78 | 85 | — | 3 | GIVE ME THE LOVIN’ Chic (Atlantic 89725) | 79 | 90 | — | 3 | GET YOUR BODY ON THE JOB Southside Johnny & Jukes (Mirage 99802) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | PLEASE STAY Fatback & Gerry Bledsoe (Spring 3035) | 81 | — | — | 2 | HARD TIMES / JAM-MASTER JAY Run-D.M.C. (Profile 7036) | 82 | — | — | 2 | P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) Michael Jackson (Epic 04165) | 83 | 52 | 40 | 11 | ONLY YOU Commodores (Motown 1694) | 84 | 51 | 36 | 17 | DON’T GO Dreamboy (Qwest 29389) | 85 | — | — | 2 | YOU’RE LOOKING LIKE LOVE TO ME Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack (Capitol 5307) | 86 | — | — | 2 | HANGIN’ OUT AT THE MALL Bobby Nunn (Motown 1711) | 87 | — | — | 2 | WHY ME? Irene Cara (Geffen/Network 29464) | 88 | 59 | 46 | 10 | TOUR DE FRANCE 10-Speed (Quality 7052) | 89 | — | — | 2 | THE BIG BEAT Spoonie Gee (CBS Associated/Tuff City 04190) | 90 | — | — | 2 | I FEEL LIKE WALKING IN THE RAIN Millie Jackson (Spring 3034) | 91 | 72 | 64 | 13 | WHITE LINES (Don’t Do It) Grandmaster & Melle Mel (Sugar Hill 465) | 92 | 76 | 41 | 12 | FIX IT (pt. 1) Teena Marie (Epic 04124) | 93 | 57 | 49 | 14 | EVERY GIRL (Wants My Guy) Aretha Franklin (Arista 9095) | 94 | 53 | 31 | 16 | DON’T GIVE UP YOUR DREAM (Hang On In There) Lew Kirton (Believe In A Dream 04233) | 95 | — | — | 2 | PARTY ANIMAL James Ingram (Qwest 29493) | 96 | 64 | 35 | 14 | IT’S MUCH DEEPER Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 5284) | 97 | 60 | 45 | 10 | DELIRIOUS Prince (Warner Bros. 29503) | 98 | 66 | 65 | 16 | I FOUND MYSELF WHEN I LOST YOU Tyrone Davis (Ocean-Front 2001) | 99 | 93 | 68 | 14 | REAL LOVE Lakeside (Solar 69796) | 100 | 92 | 58 | 17 |
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